Collar



LTSZGE? W. A, PUSEY COLLAR Filed Oct. 24, 1927 mess.:

Patented May 6, 1930 UNITED STATES WILLIAH ALIEN PUSEY, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS COLLAR .Application led October 24, 1927. Serial No. 228,186.

greater field of usefulness for the soft collar.

Soft collars are objectionable in some respects but principally because they more or less rapidly wilt, wrinkle, especially in front,

and otherwise lose their shape.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a stifening means which may be detachably applied to a soft collar to prevent wrinkling or distorting of the outer flap thereof.

Another object is to provide detachable stif't'ening means for soft collars which is positively maintained in a predetermined position.

A further object is to provide an inexpensive positive stifening means for the flaps of soft collars which is detachable andfullls all the requirements of service and manufacture.

A Vstill further object is to provide a stii'enening device for soft collars which will not distort the collar and may be applied to existing collars as well as to the new article of manufacture. v

With these and various other lobjects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and operation as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the specification, drawings and claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters are used to designate like parts- Figure lis a perspective of a soft collar,

showing in dotted lines the application of the invention thereto;

- Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the assembly shown in Figure 1, the same being taken substantially in the plane as indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detail elevation of the invention as applied to a soft collar, the collar being in opened out position to more clearly illustrate the application of the invention; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged elevation of the stifening member.

The collar illustrated isof the well-known roll or turned-down type, having the conventional neckband 10 reenforced as at 11 and being rovided with the usual front and back collarutton holes 12 and 13. The flap 14 or roll of the collar is shaped in any manner to conform to the dictates of style and may be reenforced along its edges by means of the facing 15, all in accordance with the usual practice.

The holder for the stiilening device mayl consist of an open ended sleeve 16 sewn orotherwise secured between the iap 14 and the neckband 10 adjacent but preferably spaced from the front of the collar 17 and on both sides of said front. This sleeve may be of any convenient len h, such as approximately two inches, con orms substantially to the shape of the flap of the collar, and is secured along the bottomedge, as viewed in Figure 2, to the Hap 14 adjacent the bottom thereof, suicient material being provided to accommodate the stiiener in its operative position. The holder adjacent the upper edge thereof, as viewed in Flgure 2, is provided with a fold which is secured .to the neckband 10 whereby when the collar is unrolled, i. e., when the flap is revolved to coplanar position with respect to the neckband, the holder is extended permitting easy access of the stilener. Al-

thoul the sleeve has been thus described, it

will readily appreciated hnh'any equivaeners conforming being provided with a shoulder 19 adapted to engage with the rear edge of the sleeve for maintainin the stiffener in a predetermined position. his shoulder or off-setcut prevents the stifl'ener from slipping forward, distorting the collar, or showing, or being Votherwise objectionable, and it will be seen that the engagement of the stiiener by the iiap 14 keeps t position.

It will be seen with the construction illustrated and described that a very satisfactory arrangement is effected because the back edge e shoulder or stop in operative of the cloth container is always at the same y distance from the front lower ed e of Athe collar, and the off-set cut in the sti ener will of course .always be at a corresponding xed point so that the stifener will always fit properly in the holder and the off-set can drop behind its edge of the holder, always maintaining it in place, yet will be of such'groportions as will effectively maintain the "ont of the collar in presentable condition.

It is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited b the exact embodiments of the invention i ustrated, which are merely by way of illustration and not limitation, as other and various forms will of courseoccur to those skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. In a soft turn down collar, the combination of a-neckband, an outer fla-p' secured thereto, holders secured to the-flap and neck' band adjacent the front of said collar, said holders each having open ends, `flexible stiffsubstantially to the shape of the collar and being insertable through and into said holders, and means on the stiieners vadapted to engage a portion of the holders for maintaining said stifeners in operative position.

` 2. In a soft turn down collar, the combinaf1 tion of a neckband, an outer flap secured thereto, holders secured to the flap and neckband adjacent the front of said collar, said holders each having open ends, flexible stiffeners conformingsubstantially to the shape of the collar and beinginsertable into one end of said holders, and means on the stilfeners adapted to engage a portion of the holders at the other end of said holders for maintaining said stileners in operative position,`

3. In a soft turn down collar, the combination of a neckband, an` outer ilap secured thereto, tapered holders secured to the fla and neckband adjacent the front of said coi lar, said holders each having o n ends, flexible stiifeners conforming su antially to the shape of thecollar and Ybeing insertable into one end of said holders, the taper of said holders limiting the position -of'said stifeners, and an abutment on the stiifeners adapted to engage aportion of the holders at the other end of said holders for maintaining said stiffeners in operative position.

4. In a collar, the combination of a portion forming a neckband, a flap secured thereto, holders for stiieners secured within said flap and neckband adjacent the front of said flap, said holders each being substantially tapering and each having open ends, the larger end of each of said holders being for the reception of the stiifener, each stilfener conformin substantially to the shape of the collar ap and being of substantially greater len h than the lengthof said holder, each sti ener being provided with means for securing said stilfener within the flap.

5. In a collar, the combination of a portion forming a neckband, a ilapsecured thereto, holders for stiifeners secured within said flap and neckband adjacent the front of said flap, said holders each being substantially tapering and each having open ends, the larger end of each of said holders bein Afor the reception of the stiffener, each sti ener conforming substantially -to the shape of the collar flap and being of substantially greater length than the length of said holder, each stiffener being provided with a dependingportion enga ea le with the lower edge portion of the o der and forming a stop to maintain said stilener in operative sition.

6. In a collar, the combination o a neckband, an outer turned down flap secured to said neckband, stilenereholders disposed between said neckband and flap adjacent the front of said collar and being substantially tapered and having permanently open ends, said holders being secured along one edge thereof tosaid flap and alon thereof to said neckband, ilxible stiffeners longer than said holders insertable into each of said holders, each of said stifl'eners being tapered to correspond to said holders and of substantially the same'conliguration as said ap, a portlon of said stiifeners being' provided with a stop en ageable with said holder for holding sai stiieners in operative position.

7. In a collar, the combination of a neckband, an outer turned down ila secured to saidneckband, stiiener holders isposed between said neckband and flap adjacent the the .other edgev front of-said collar and being substantially nec'kband the holder is moved and extended, iexible stifeners longer than said holders insertable into each of said holders, each of said stiii'eners being tapered to correspond to said holders and of substantially the same configuration as said flap, a portion of said stifeners being provided with a stop engageable with said holder, the stiifeners being of suviicient Width whereby they are engaged by said flap when the collar `is folded to operative position to thereby hold said stops in engagement with said holders for maintaining said stifeners in operative position.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 21st day of October, 1927.

WILLIAM ALLEN PUSEY. 

